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Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace: Review Haiku 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Bieber-esque kid celeb chokes up, runs away. Pancakes solve everything. Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace by Nan Marino. Roaring Brook, 2013, 272 pages.
The Lucy Variations: Review Haiku 23 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
A cautionary tale for tiger moms; a love letter to music. The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr. Little Brown, 2013, 320 pages.
Rapture Practice: Review Haiku 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Classic tale of P.K. Gone Bad, with added pressure of coming out. Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler. Little Brown, 2013, 400 pages.
Golden: Review Haiku 19 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Overcomes "yeah, right" setup to tackle richer themes of loss, regret. Golden by Jessi Kirby. S&S, 2013, 288 pages.
Time Flies: Review Haiku 16 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Just the thing to read right before my 20th high school reunion*! Time Flies by Claire Cook. Touchstone, 2013, 320 pages. *It's tomorrow night, serious. GO ROCKS!
The Shade of the Moon: Review Haiku 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Desperate times, desperate people; yet somehow, they still find a shred of hope. The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer. HMH, 2013, 304 pages.
Counting by 7s: Review Haiku 12 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Overlong but never boring: endearing weirdo finds her people. Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan. Dial, 2013, 384 pages.
P.S. Be Eleven: Review Haiku 9 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Turmoil within and without, but Delphine stays grounded. Surely she does. P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia. Amistad, 2013, 288 pages.
Kelsey Green, Reading Queen: Review Haiku 7 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
A reading contestmeans Kelsey must choose: read for love, or read to win? Kelsey Green, Reading Queen by Claudia Mills. FSG, 2013, 128 pages.
Period 8: Review Haiku 5 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Starts slowly, then turns mysterious, then HOLY MOTHER OF GOBSMACK. Period 8 by Chris Crutcher. Greenwillow, 2013, 288 pages.
